University Development

Levels of Endowments
Endowments are a critical element in the educational institution’s vitality and quality. UTHSC-H encourages the establishment of permanent endowments to recruit, support and encourage faculty and students, stimulate productive research and build facilities. The UT System Board of Regents gratefully accepts gifts and approves the establishment of each endowment at the minimum levels indicated:

  • Distinguished University Chair - $2 million
  • Distinguished Chair - $1 million
  • Chair -$500,000
  • Distinguished Professorship - $250,000
  • Professorship - $100,000
  • Fellowship - $50,000
  • Scholarship - $10,000

The first five categories of endowed academic positions listed above are held by faculty who are appointed to these positions by the UT System Board of Regents. The appointee, or holder, uses the endowment income both for salary supplementation and for other professional support, including assistance in the holder’s research.

Fellowships are also established and appointees are approved by the UT System Board of Regents. Endowment income may be used to supplement the salary and professional support of a holder. The income also may be used to provide temporary support, not to exceed one academic year, of distinguished scholars who are in temporary residence while participating in planned academic programs; of visiting scholars for special academic programs or purposes; of component faculty who have made unique contributions to academic life or to knowledge in their academic discipline; and of component faculty who have been selected for teaching excellence.

Scholarships and support of other educational activities are vital to the success of an educational institution. These endowments are designated for specific purposes of interest to donors such as support of specific research, awards to outstanding teachers or students, scholarships and student loans and support of specific laboratories, among others.

Current Endowments
Distinguished University Chair

John S. Dunn Distinguished University Chairin Ophthalmology, 1992 Richard S. Ruiz, MD
Richard S. Ruiz, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Ophthalmology, 1998 No current appointment
Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished University Chair in Heart Disease, 2000 K. Lance Gould, MD
Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, 2003 No current appointment

Distinguished Chair

John S. Dunn Distinguished Chair in Radiology, 1987 Carl M. Sandler, MD
Distinguished Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1993 L. Maximilian Buja, MD
Distinguished Chair in Molecular Pathology, 1993 Robert L. Hunter, Jr., MD, PhD
C. R. Bard, Inc./Edward J. McGuire, MD, Distinguished Chair in Urology, 1996 Michael L. Ritchey, MD
Nancy, Clive and Pierce Runnells Distinguished Chair in Neurosurgery, 1997 Guy L. Clifton, MD
John S. Dunn, Sr., Distinguished Chair in Physiology and Medicine, 1998 Ferid Murad, MD, PhD
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Chair in Neurology, 2000 James C. Grotta, MD
George and Cynthia Mitchell Distinguished Chair in Neurosciences No current appointment
Nancy and Rich Kinder Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research No current appointment
James T. Willerson Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Research in Tribute from the Ewing Halsell Foundation No current appointment
Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Chemistry, 2003 John L. Spudich, PhD

Chair

Pat R. Rutherford, Jr., Chair in Psychiatry, 1982 Alan C. Swann, MD
A. G. McNeese Chair in Pediatric Surgery, 1982 Kevin P. Lally, MD
Edward Randall, III, Chair in Internal Medicine, 1983 James T. Willerson, MD
Dr. Thomas D. Cronin Chair in Plastic Surgery, 1986 Donald H. Parks, MD
Rockwell Chair in Society and Health in the School of Public Health, 2000 M. David Low, MD, PhD
Denton A. Cooley, MD, Chair in Surgery, 1986 Richard J. Andrassy, MD
Fayez Sarofim Chair in Ophthalmology, 1992 No current appointment
Harvey S. Rosenberg, MD, Chair in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1987 Dani S. Zander, MD
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Gerontology, 1988 Kenneth K. Wu, MD, PhD
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Chair in Neurology, 1988 Frank M. Yatsu, MD
Isla Carroll Turner Chair in Gerontological Nursing, 1988 Sharon Ostwald, PhD, RN, CS
Cecil M. Crigler, MD, Chair in Urology, 1991 No current appointment
Adriana Blood Chair in Neurology, 1992 Ian J. Butler, MD, FRACP
Bernice Weingarten Chair in Ophthalmology, 1992 Charles A. Garcia, MD
Joe M. Green, Jr., Chair in Ophthalmology, 1994 Richard W. Yee, MD
Frederic B. Asche Chair in Ophthalmology, 1995 Morris L. (Jack) Crawford, PhD
Edward T. Smith, MD, Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery, 1995 Thomas O. Clanton, MD
Jesse H. Jones Chair in Structural Biology, 1996 No current appointment
Cullen Chair in Molecular Medicine, 1996 No current appointment
Fondren Chair in Cellular Signaling, 1997 Stanley G. Schultz, MD
Elizabeth Bidgood Chair in Rheumatology, 1997 Frank C. Arnett, Jr., MD
Joseph C. Gabel, MD, Chair in Anesthesiology, 1997 Robert E. Drake, PhD
C. Frank Webber Chair in Family Medicine, 1997 Carlos A. Moreno, MD
Elizabeth Morford Chair in Ophthalmology, 1998 Stephen C. Massey, PhD
President George Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, 1998 No current appointment
John S. Dunn, Sr., Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1998 William Dowhan, PhD
Hans J. Müller-Eberhard, MD, PhD, Chair in Immunology, 2000 No current appointment
James T. and Nancy B. Willerson Chair, 2001 Bruce C. Kone, MD
William S. Kilroy, Sr., Chair in Pulmonary Disease, 2003 No current appointment

Distinguished Professorship

H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professorship in the Medical Sciences, 1981 L. Maximilian Buja, MD
Raul G. Caffesse, DDS, MS, Dr. Odont. Distinguished Professorship in Periodontics, 1995 No current appointment
John S. Dunn, Sr., Distinguished Professorship in Oncology Nursing, 1996 Marlene Zichi Cohen, PhD
Alkek/Williams Distinguished Professorship, 1996 James T. Willerson, MD
John P. McGovern, MD, Distinguished Professorship in Nursing, 1996 Patricia Starck, DSN, RN, FAAN
John P. McGovern, MD, Distinguished Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1996 No current appointment
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship, 1997 Janet Meininger, PhD, RN, FAAN
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship, 1997 Maura Baun, DNSc
Lee and Joseph Jamail Distinguished Professorship, 1997 No current appointment
Lorne D. Bain Distinguished Professorship in Public Health and Medicine, 1997 Lu Ann Aday, PhD
Michelle Bain Distinguished Professorship in Medicine and Public Health, 1997 Jon E. Tyson, MD
The Children’s Fund, Inc., Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Surgery Trauma, 1983 Charles S. Cox, MD
Roy M. and Phyllis Gough Huffington Distinguished Professorship in Anesthesiology, 1998 Jeffrey Katz, MD
Walter and Mary Mischer Distinguished Professorship in Molecular Medicine, 1996 Irma Gigli, MD
John Edward Tyson Distinguished Professorship in Cardiology, 2000 S. Ward Casscells, III, MD
June and Virgil Waggoner Distinguished Professorship John H. Byrne, PhD
Levit Family Distinguished Professorship in the Neurosciences, 2002 No current appointment
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Cardiovascular Research, 2003 No current appointment
Vale Asche Russell Distinguished Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1998 Thomas C. Prager, PhD, MPH

Professorship

Jack S. Josey Professorship in Dermatology, 1970 Robert E. Jordon, MD
James W. Rockwell Professorship in Public Health, 1977 No current appointment
Betty Wheless Trotter Professorship in the Medical Sciences, 1980 Yunxin Fu, PhD
John P. McGovern, MD, Professorship in Health Promotion, 1981 Guy S. Parcel, PhD
David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine, 1981 John W. Sparks, MD
Jack R. Winston Visiting Professorship in Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, 1981  
John B. Holmes Professorship in the Clinical Sciences, 1982 James H. Duke, Jr., MD
Kraft W. Eidman Professorship in the Medical Sciences, 1983 James A. Ferrendelli, MD
Emma Sue Hightower Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 1983 Larry C. Gilstrap, III, MD
Mary Wilson Kelsey Professorship in the Medical Sciences, 1983 Herbert L. DuPont, MD
Griff T. Ross Professorship in Humanities and Technology in Health Care, 1984 Stanley J. Reiser, MD, PhD
Dr. John T. Armstrong Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 1984 Robert C. Maier, MD
Richard Warren Mithoff Professorship in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, 1985 Fernando R. Moya, MD
William N. Finnegan, III, Professorship in the Dental Sciences, 1985 No current appointment
Robert Greer Professorship in the Biomedical Sciences, 1986 Steven J. Norris, PhD
William M. Wheless, III, Professorship in Biomedical Sciences, 1987 No current appointment
Allan King Professorship in Public Health, 1987 Robert J. Hardy, PhD
The Berel Held, MD, Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 1988 Susan Marie Ramin, MD
J. Ralph Meadows Professorship in Internal Medicine, 1989 Barbara E. Murray, MD
A. G. McNeese, Jr., Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1991 No current appointment
Walter and Ruth Sterling Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1991 Malcolm L. Mazow, MD
George S. Bruce, Jr., Professorship in Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, 1993 John D. Reveille, MD
Adrien and Gladys Drouilhet Visiting Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1994  
Theodore J. and Mary E. Trumble Professorship in Aging Research, 1994 Nancy I. Bergstrom, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professorship in Forensic Pathology, 1994 Luis Arturo Sanchez, MD
Theodore R. and Maureen O’Driscoll Levy Endowed Professorship in Cardiology Research, 1996 Francisco Fuentes, MD
Robert K. Creasy, MD, Professorship in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 1996 Allan R. Katz, MD
James H. “Red” Duke, Jr., MD, Professorship in Surgery, 1996 Frederick A. Moore, MD
James H. Steele, DVM, Professorship in Public Health, 1996 Joseph B. McCormick, MD
Laurence and Johanna Favrot Professorship in Cardiology, 1996 No current appointment
Beth Toby Grossman Professorship of Spirituality and Healing, 1996 No current appointment
Levit Family Professorship in the Neurosciences, 1997 Jack C. Waymire, PhD
Jay Brent Sterling Professorship in Cardiovascular Medicine, 1997 Richard W. Smalling, MD, PhD
Ernest L. Kurth, Jr., Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1997 Jeffrey Day Lanier, MD
Stephen A. Lasher Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1997 No current appointment
Gibson and Martha Gayle Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1998 No current appointment
Alfred W. Lasher, III, Professorship in Ophthalmology, 1998 Helen A. Mintz-Hitner, MD
Blair Justice, PhD, Professorship in Mind-Body Medicine and Public Health, 1998 No current appointment
Dan and Lillie Sterling Professorship in Clinical Gastroenterology, 1998 Gene D. LeSage, MD
John P. McGovern Professorship in Addiction Nursing, 1998 Marianne T. Marcus, EdD
The Michael Matthew Knight Memorial Professorship in Pediatrics, 1999 Susan H. Landry, PhD
Bartels Family Professorship in Neurology, 1999 Jerry S. Wolinsky, MD
John P. McGovern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Endowed Professorship, 2001 George M. Stancel, PhD
Thomas S. Matney, PhD, Endowed Professorship in Environmental and Genetic Sciences, 2002 No current appointment
John P. McGovern, MD, Professorship in Oslerian Medicine, 2003 Bryant Boutwell, DrPH
Keenen Professorship in Cardiology, 2003 No current appointment


Lectureship*
James J. and Una T. Truitt Medical Educational Endowment, 1955
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Abell Lectureship in Neurology, 1976
Robert E. Gross Lectureship in Pediatric Surgery, 1978
Grant Taylor Lectureship in Medical Ethics, 1981
John P. McGovern Lectureship in Biomedical Computing and Imaging, 1982
Sam and Elizabeth Nixon Visiting Lectureship in Family Practice, 1982
Dr. Henry W. Withers Lectureship in Family Practice, 1983
Ray A. and Robert L. Kroc Lectureship in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1985
Harold Cooper Lectureship for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1987
William S. Fields Lectureship in Neurology, 1988
Roger J. Bulger Visiting Lecture Series in Health Sciences, 1988
The UT Board of Regents discontinued this type of endowment in 1988.

Endowed Awards, Lecture Series, and Endowed Special Funds
Dorothy A. Otto Award Fund
Ashbel Smith Professorships – Current Professorships William J. Schull, PhDR. W. Butcher, PhDR. Palmer Beasley, MD Ernst Knobil, PhD
The Amelia McCarthy Memorial Fund for Dr. Walter Henry Scherer, 1960
John H. Freeman Fund, 1972
The R. P. Doherty Memorial Fund, 1973
John H. Freeman Award for Faculty Teaching, 1978
Walter G. Sterling Awards for Excellence, 1978
Walter Henry Scherer Fund for Dentistry, 1983
The Bettie Collins and Helene Collins Sprong Fund, 1984
John P. McGovern, MD, Award for Outstanding Teacher, 1984
The Harris County Medical Society Auxiliary Award for Clinical Excellence in Nursing, 1986
UTDB Alumni Association Endowment Fund, 1986
The Women of Rotary Club of Houston UT Dental Branch Student Scholarship and Loan Fund, 1987
Research Projects in Academic Surgery Endowment, 1988
C. Frank Webber, MD, Prize for Student Research, 1989
Adriana Blood Endowed Research Fund in Neurology, 1992
Reuel A. Stallones Memorial Endowed Lecture Series, 1993
Walter W. Kirkendall, MD, Endowed Lecture Series, 1993
Doris Simon Student Fund, 1993
Dr. Edward Randall, Jr., Memorial Fund, 1993
James T. Willerson, MD, Endowed Lecture Series, 1994
Welch Foundation Endowment in Chemistry and Related Sciences, 1994
Jay Brent Sterling Research Fund in the Medical School, 1995
Nunez, Esteban, Fuentes – NEF Diversity Endowment for Medical Students in the Medical School, 1995
Marcus M. Key Scholarship in Occupational and Environmental Health, 1995
The Department of Anesthesiology Excellence Fund in the Medical School, 1995
David Mendell, MD, Endowed Fellowship, 1996
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing Endowment Research Fund, 1996
Carlos E. Nasjleti, DDS, Endowment Fund for Periodontal Research, 1996
John P. McGovern, MD, Award in Health Promotion, 1996
Michael J. Jeansonne, DDS, MS, ’90 Endowed Research Fund, 1996
John H. Trolinger Award for Ethics in Healthcare, 1996
Theodore R. Levy Endowed Cardiac Research Fund, 1997
Stephen C. Hoffman, MD, Student Assistance Fund, 1997
Center for Outcome Study and Program Evaluation in Mental Health, 1997
The Henry and Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Endowment in Honor of Judith Rosenberg Hoffberger, 1997
S. Ward Casscells, III, MD, Scholars Award, 1997
The Weatherhead Fund to Support PET, 1998
Jesse H. Jones Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1998
Helen A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Renal Diseases, 1998
Herman A. Krause Endowed Research Fund in Orthopaedics, 1998
UT-Houston Golf Tournament Endowment, 1998
Leonard Ormsby Endowment Fund in the Medical School, 1998
Lee and Joseph D. Jamail Research Fund in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, 1998
Rose Brigham Klepfer Research Fund, 1999
John M. and Susan M. Powers Dental Student Research Fund, 1999
Joseph N. Corriere, Jr., Research Fund in Urology, 1999
Eliza Lovett Randall Fellowship in Rheumatology, 2000
Ernst Knobil Endowment Fund, 2000
Weatherhead PET Center Fund, 2000
John Henry Ewell and Walter L. New Coronary Physiology Research Endowment, 2000
Elizabeth W. Quinn Oncology Research Award, 2000
John S. Dunn Research Foundation Nursing Scholars Program, 2000
Herbert and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award, 2000
Milton Yellen Memorial Fund, 2000
R. W. (Bill) Butcher Endowment for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 2001
Louis Faillace, MD, Lecture Series, 2001
Dan and Jay Sterling Fellowship in Gastroenterology
William Randolph Hearst Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Endowment, 2002
Cheves M. and Isabella C. Smythe Endowded Award for Excellence in Resident Education
John R. Ludington, Jr., DDS, MSD, Endowed Fund in Endodontics, 2002
The Dental Hygiene Class of 2003 Endowment Fund, 2002
Eula Gross Wintermann Quasi Endowment
Mary Ann (Sandy) Lunsford Student Externship in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2002
The Sam Taub and Beatrice Burton Endowed Fellowship, 2003
IMM General Endowment, 2003

Scholarships
Texas Graduate Nurses Association Scholarship and Loan Fund, 1940
Laurence E. Baker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Holman Taylor, Sr., MD, and Holman Taylor, Jr., MD, Scholarship Fund in Dermatology, 1972
Lucy Massenberg Scholarship Fund, 1973
The Deborah Frances Soderstrom Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1981
Joe T. Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1982
The Dr. Lawrence E. Lamb Scholarship Fund (School of Public Health), 1985
The M D Anderson Matching Scholarship Fund, 1985
The UTMS-H Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, 1988
The D. Jack Kilian Memorial Scholarship, 1988
The Hardin-Parents Organization Scholarship, 1989
The Meg Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1990
The Bernard Saltzberg Research Scholarship Fund, 1990
William D. and Helen L. Guynn Research and Scholarship Fund, 1991
Daniel C. Kamas, DDS, Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1991
Catherine E. and A. G. McNeese, Jr., Medical Student Scholarship Fund, 1991
Raul G. Caffesse, DDS, MS, Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1991
The Ronald V. Glauser, DDS, Scholarship Endowment, 1991
Dierks Surgical Scholarship Fund, 1991
Dean Ornish Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1992
Lauren and Adam Strauss Endowed Scholarship, 1992
Southeast Section of TWPCA Endowed Scholarship, 1992
Dr. Heyl G. Tebo Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1992
Joseph T. Ainsworth, MD, Country Doctor, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Endowed Scholarship, 1993
Susan G. Sampson Endowed Scholarship, 1993
Andrew Sowell-Wade Huggins Endowed Scholarship, 1993
Reuel A. Stallones Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1993
Leslie A. Chambers Endowed Scholarship, 1994
Richard K. Severs Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1994
G. Roger Florky Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1994
Floyd L. Haar, MD, Scholarship Fund in the Medical School, 1995
The UT School of Nursing - Houston PARTNERS Scholarship Fund, 1995
John C. Ribble, MD, Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1995
The Corinia Diaz and Walter Bajsel Endowed Scholarship Fund, 1995
RoseAnn Waindel Endowed Memorial Scholarship for Emergency Care Nursing, 1996
Dawn M. Gross Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1996
Richard D. Remington Memorial Student Scholarship Fund, 1996
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Nursing Scholarship, 1996
Ed and Myrtle Adele Stinnett Scholarship, 1997
Helen Jiminez Dichoso, RN, Endowed Scholarship, 1997
Houston Sigma Kappa Foundation Endowed Scholarship, 1997
Gian Luigi Giannotti Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Rheumatology, 1997
Dr. M. Stewart West Memorial Scholarship in Biometry, 1997
Medical School Student Scholarship Fund, 1997
William E. Pasteur, Jr., Memorial Scholarship in Neurology, 1998
Guy and Alisa McDaniels Memorial Scholarship, in the School of Public Health, 1998
Charles and Sybil Nolan Oncology Nursing Endowed Scholarship, 1998
Sjoerd Steunebrink Endowed Scholarship, 1998
Rennie Makohon Lesem Endowed Scholarship in Nursing, 1999
UT-Houston Student InterCouncil Scholarship, 1999
Bryant Boutwell, DrPH, and John P. McGovern, MD, Medical School Scholarship Fund, 1999
The Class of 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 25th Reunion Scholarship Endowment, 1999
Daniel H. Lam Research Scholarship, 1999
Dr. Donald Charles Kroeger Student Research Scholarship, 2000
J. Fred Annegers Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2000
Ronald J. Lorimor Memorial Scholarship Fund in Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Nancy A. Akers Endowed Scholarship in the School of Nursing, 2000
Frederick C. Elliot/Severin Knutson/Rupert Estel Hall Dental Student Scholarship Fund, 2000
Betty Murphy Scholarship in the Medical School, 2001
Speros Martel Endowment for the Aging, 2001
Dee S. and Patricia Osborne Endowed Scholarship in the Neurosciences, 2001
Roberta M. and Jean M. Worsham Endowed Scholarship, 2001
Helmuth and Mary Fuchs and James R. Waterston Endowed Scholarship
Jo Ellen Reed-Gilstrap, RN, Scholarship Fund, 2002
Organization of Parents and Friends Scholarship, 2002
Florence and Harold Smith Memorial Scholarship, 2002
Patti Jayne Ross Scholarship, 2002
Collins Hill, Jr., Memorial Scholarship in Cardiology, 2002
Charles and Rosemary Conlon Scholarship Fund, 2002
The Dolan-Mullen Family Scholarship in Public Health Education/Health Promotion, 2002
Dean’s Endowed Scholarship Fund, 2003
Martin Frutiger Endowed Scholarship in Gerontology Nursing, 2003
Dr. Edgar H. Boelsche Scholarship, 2003
T. C. Hsu Memorial Scholarship Fund, 2003

Deferred and Pending Endowments
Guynn Research Chair in Biological Psychiatry
Hollister Research Fund, 1997
Jack H. Mayfield, MD, Chair In Surgery
L. Maximilian and Donna K. Buja Chair Fund in the Medical School, 1998
George R. Brown Fund, 2000
Albert J. Weatherhead, III, Fund, 2001

Source

Jerre Iverson
Office of Development

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